Could you explain how to do a song transition, like how one track might go to the next track on an album? – Frequently Asked Question. That is a great question. I’ve done albums where we use interstitials. This is…
Scheps Omni Channel Review with Cameron Webb
McDSP EC-300 Review & Giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveaway We’re trying out this new-ish (new to me) McDSP EC-300 delay plugin. I haven’t used it yet, I’ve just heard lots of good things, and as you know, I like to showcase things that are really good!…
Mix and Master for the listener – Loudness Normalization with Carlo Libertini
a Rafflecopter giveaway By: Carlo Libertini Thanks to digital technology in audio production today, the “volume” of something became more of a choice over the years, and that choice was always more. More low end, more high end, more tracks,…
5 Essential Mixing Tips
The Song, the song and the song! | FAQ Friday
What an awesome question! Let me tell you why it’s an awesome question… I get all of the potential answers from this question. I’ve worked with bands that don’t want to do overdubs or many overdubs, because they’re like “We’ll…
Lewitt DTP Beat Kit Pro 7 Demo & Giveaway
Brendon Small Interview (Dethklok / Metalocalypse, Galaktikon)
Brendon Small is a musician and the co-creator of two popular animated series, Home Movies and Metalocalypse. As a guitarist/musician, Brendon melded his comedic and voiceover talent with his musical ability in Metalocalypse, creating the virtual death metal band Dethklok, for which he has…
5 Quick Panning Mixing Tricks
Should you use stock plugins as much as possible? | FAQ Friday
Many stock plugins, at least the ones I use, which are the delays, the compressor, the EQ the DeEsser, the reverb, are fantastic! Avid’s reverb, the plate setting is a fantastic sounding plate. It’s kind of a secret weapon! Do…
Mike Piersante Interview (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Gregg Allman, Willie Nelson)
Mike Piersante is a talented “top-to-bottom” recording and mixing engineer, perhaps most widely recognized for his work on the Grammy Award-winning Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Mike and I caught up for a few moments at NAMM this past…
Recreating The Beatles Tones with Clay Blair at Boulevard Recording
Mixing on headphones (FAQ Friday)
LIVE Q&A With Jerry Hammack of The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals
Glyn Johns Method: Recording Drums with 4 microphones
For anyone who’s endeavored the mighty task of recording a full band on a shoestring budget, you know one of the hardest set-ups to mic up is a drum set. If you’re new or just starting out, there’s a pretty…
Inside The Produce Like A Pro Academy and Lifetime Membership Giveaway
Norman’s Rare Guitars & Jamming with Tim Pierce
Norman’s Rare Guitars, as its name might suggest, is an absolute paradise. A longtime authority on vintage guitars and a household name in the music industry, the shop is like a theme park for guitar geeks! We had the pleasure…
A day in the life of a producer
When Warren Huart asked me to write about “a day in the life of a producer”, my first thought was to finish that sentence with “…is never the same.” It’s true, and to be perfectly honest, it’s one of the…